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The mountain is described in c. 1750 by the anonymous author of 'A History of Kerry' (Royal Irish Academy MS 24K43) as Sliavfionleahid, a spacious good mountain in the barony of Dunkieron but more remarkable for the report of having a cowboy or herd on it that never eats, drinks or sleeps, but still found standing, taking a view of the numerous flocks of cattle on said mountain. This is in truth but a stone standing of an end on a place from which there is a full prospect of the rest of said mountain, and att a distance seems to some going by, to be a man, as being much of that shape and size, and is called Buachaill Finnleithid, meaning the aforesaid herd (quoted in TH iv, 29, see also 31). Derreenfinlehid is a townland on the road from Moll’s Gap to Sneem. Kerry’s Buachaill has a number of Irish companions and at least two Scottish ones in Glen Coe, the well-known peaks Buachaille Etive Mòr and Buachaille Etive Beag.
Boughil is the 234th highest place in Ireland.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/227/?PHPSESSID=166hb3uqcfienr0sos8aqa7076

Park the car at Barfinnihy Lough where there is quite a large lay by V 851 768A , room for 10 cars.
Cross the fence at the northern end of the lough and climb up the steep, rocky mountainside handrailing a sheepwire fence to your left which runs all the way to the top
The summit is marked by a small cairn with some wooden posts. The fence continues
on to Cnoc Na Capall Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/227/comment/4987/

Picture from jackill : The summit in snow

Picture: The summit in snow

jackill on Boughil, 2006

by jackill 2 Feb 2006

I set out to climb Boughil on a cold December day just after Christmas.
It looked like an easy enough challenge to walk over the ridge as far as
Knockomena and return by the same route.
When I arrived at Molls Gap however the entire area was covered in about a foot of fresh snow
with the mountaintops covered over in thick cloud.
I parked the car at Barfinnihy Lough where there is quite a large lay by V 851 768A.
I hopped the fence at the northern end of the lough and started the climb up the steep, rocky mountainside.
It was hard going, made all the harder by the snow and the fact that the ground was wet rather than frozen underneath.
At the 450 meter level visibility was reduced to 30 meters and I was certainly glad of my GPS unit.
As I approached the summit the slope lost some of the severe steepness, which was a welcome break indeed.
The summit is marked by a small cairn with some wooden posts. The fence visible in the photo runs all the way
from the lake to the summit and then on to Cnoc Na Capall
It can be followed all the way with a few short detours to avoid the worst of the rocky slopes.
I walked as far as the even smaller summit cairn of Cnoc na Capall before deciding to call
it a day due to the weather and returned to the car by the same route. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/227/comment/2150/

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Picture from SDillmore : View of Boughil from east

Picture: View of Boughil from east

SDillmore on Boughil, 2005

by SDillmore 26 May 2005

Ah, the novelty of daylight past 10pm. Hopped in the car after work, and made the 90 minute schlep to Kerry. Left car at the park in Molls Gap (861 775B), and followed R569 westward for about a km, then briefly took the tertiary road to a bend at 850 772C. Then, a straight shot up the NE face of Boughil. It's steep, and the ground is a bit soft after rain, but otherwise a nice walk over grassy slopes. Pic below shows Boughil from the fork in the road. Way up is off to the right of the photo border. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/227/comment/1718/

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milo on Boughil, 2004

by milo 6 Jan 2004

First of a chain of 4 summits extending west to Knocklomena. Boughil looks well from near Moll's Gap. This area would be more popular if not overshadowed by steeper peaks such as Mullaghanattin and the Reeks. A circuit of the ridge from the forest entrance SW of Boughil on the Sneem to Killarney road takes about 6 hours if Knocklomena is included or 4 1/2 without. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/227/comment/802/

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Picture from dbloke : "Just" follow the fence...

Picture: "Just" follow the fence...

dbloke on Boughil, 2009

by dbloke 16 Feb 2009

Blimey Boughil puts up a good fight! It may be small, but like Peakeen it's very rocky. Except unlike Peakeen it's steeper and rockier. And at this time of year the rocks are wet and slippery. If Peakeen and Boughil were ski slopes, Peakeen would be a nice blue whereas Boughil would be a nasty ungroomed red. There's also a lot of fence hopping involved to get to the top and then over to Cnoc na gCapall. If you come back the same way you have to hop them all again. On a dry day you could have hours of fun finding scrambling routes up here. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/227/comment/3594/

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Picture from Conor74 : View from top of Boughil

Picture: View from top of Boughil

Conor74 on Boughil, 2009

by Conor74 14 Apr 2009

Just to show ye that it can be sunny up there too! Taken in April 2009, looking from summit back towards Gap of Dunloe, Purple Mountain and Shehy Mountain Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/227/comment/3716/